Hinsdale Central Students Named As ILMEA All-District Musicians

HINSDALE, IL — 40 Hinsdale Central High School musicians were invited to participate in the Jazz Festival on Nov. 11 at Thornridge High School in Dolton and the District Festival on Saturday, Nov. 18, at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst. The top-seated students at the district festivals will be invited to participate in the All-State and Honors ensembles during the Illinois Music Education Conference on Jan. 26-28.

The following students will participate in the ILMEA District 1 Festivals, along with the Band Directors, Matt Goeke and Matt Kurinsky, Choir Director Jen Burkemper, and Orchestra Director Serge Penksik:

• From Band: Aryan Bahl, freshman, Euphonium; Josh Budziak, freshman, Tuba; Alexander Colban, junior, Baritone Sax; Jacinda Eskander, senior, Flute; Sean Goldthwaite, junior, Alto Sax; Yusuf Husain, senior, Flute; Anne Kuckertz, junior, Bassoon; Margaret Litwin, junior, Bass Clarinet; Davis Miller, senior, Bb Clarinet; and Navdeep Natt, sophomore, Tenor Sax.
• From Orchestra: Chase Ackerson, senior, Violin; Dov Chen, freshman, Violin; Alice Ding, senior, Violin; Ashley Fu, senior, Violin; Jason Fu, sophomore, Viola; Kevin Jin, sophomore, Viola; James Lekas, junior, Cello; Melissa Li, junior, Violin; Xinru Li, senior, Viola; Derek Song, freshman, Viola; Qianfan Song, senior, Viola; Chinmay Amin, sophomore, Euphonium; Elisabeth Bieber, junior, Trumpet; Krise Dang, senior, Trumpet; Ben Lotsoff, senior, Trombone; Katherine Marcotte, senior, Flute; and Ethan Wang, senior, French Horn.
• From Chorus: Ziheng Chen, senior, Tenor I; Emily Goggin, junior, Alto II; Alex Hughes, senior, Soprano II; Juliana Mejia, senior, Alto I; Megan Melia, senior, Alto I; Allie Moreton, junior, Alto II; Timothy Moser, junior, Bass II; Kaitlyn Phillips, senior, Alto I; Michelle Shen, junior, Soprano I; Duncan Usher, junior, Tenor II.
• From Jazz: Raunak Malhotra, senior, Tenor Sax Jazz - Ensemble IV; Davis Miller, senior, Tenor Sax - Jazz Ensemble IV; and Suhaib Qasim, senior, Trombone - Jazz Ensemble III.

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